Function and translational regulation of mRNA in developing axons

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-215

  Hengst, Ulrich ^a   Jaffrey, Samie R ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axons; microRNAs; mRNA; Posttranscriptional regulation; RNA binding proteins

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

GENE FUNCTION; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34248561778     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2007.01.003     Document Type: Review

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